Madeleine74
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Neither side was limited in their questioning of Gracie. The state chose their questions, and the defense chose their questions for cross examination. However, given the intense and obsessive focus on Gracie on this forum, it demonstrates how strong her testimony was. She was not the star witness, but she sure is thought that way here on WS by several. The state would have continued in prosecuting JY if they hadn't won the motion to introduce Gracie as a witness. The case did not and does not hinge on Gracie, although her testimony is corroborative. I bet the jurors didn't spend much time on Gracie or her testimony during deliberations. Not one of them mentioned her or that encounter in their comments after the trial about the evidence that made the most impact on them.
If there's a 3rd trial I don't expect to see JY take the stand. He had his one shot and failed. The first jury hung. He got caught in numerous inconsistencies, brought out in detail during trial #2 during Spivey's testimony, among others. JY was the star witness.
If there's a 3rd trial I don't expect to see JY take the stand. He had his one shot and failed. The first jury hung. He got caught in numerous inconsistencies, brought out in detail during trial #2 during Spivey's testimony, among others. JY was the star witness.